📍 100 Lawson Ridge Road, Knightdale, Wake County, 27545
Forestville Road Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knightdale, Wake County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Forestville Road Elementary enrolls 494 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 38% |
| White | 82 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 494 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forestville Road Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 39.
Forestville Road Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 494 students, Forestville Road Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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